You're right, the side men and just the ensemble on stage interacting is a very intersting study. Especially in this kind of early footage. Not so polished as to jsut stand and pose, these are road warriors weary from the road and their relationships with each other plays out before the audience.

I love the look of kinescopes by the way. Makes it seem more real than film. And God knows, wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more real than video tape.

We were just a plain ol' hillbilly band with a plain ol' country style, we never played the kind of songs that'd drive anybody wild. Played a railroad song with a stomping beat, we played a blues song, kinda slow and sweet.

But the thing that knocked them off of their feet was, ooh-wee, when Luther played the boogie woogie, Luther played the boogie woogie, Luther played the boogie woogie, Luther played the boogie in the strangest kind of way!

that's awesome, a couple real characters! John, do you have any opinions on Johnny's last records? he seemed to me an artist/entertainer who kept his integrity to the end (well aside from some of his acting work maybe)..

My Dad shared a tent in the USAF in Tripoli with Johnny Cash. My Dad worked early, Johnny, late- so they often heckled each other, my Dad would always get up in the middle of the night pleading with JC to quit playing that damn guitar!